Scott reports a new net worth of $83.7 million

Although the stock market has soared in the last year, Gov. Rick Scott is reporting that his net worth hasn’t changed much.

Gov. Rick Scott

In a new financial disclosure report released Monday, the former health care company executive and investor showed a net worth of $83.7 million, as of Dec. 31, 2012. It was a slight rise from his $82.9 million disclosure last year.

Scott, like all public officials in Florida, must file an annual financial disclosure report by July 1 each year.

In his 2013 report, Scott’s main assets are his $9.2 million beachfront home in Naples and a $72.8 million blind trust fund. And unlike most Floridians, Scott reported no credit card debt, mortgages or any other liabilities.

Scott’s numbers are down compared to the $218 million net worth he listed before he ran for governor in 2010. But in his first campaign for public office, Scott put a major dent in that number by spending more than $70 million of his personal wealth on his successful bid for governor.

The governor’s financial numbers were also impacted in 2011 when he transferred his stock in Solantic, a chain of health care clinics he founded, to his wife, Ann. The investment was also sold that year.

In contrast to last year _ when he reported more than $25 million in income, mainly from the blind trust _ Scott reported just over $3 million in income in his new report. Although he is entitled to more than $130,000 as governor, Scott has declined his public salary.

Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater reported a net worth of $1.74 million, with his largest assets including a $1 million IRA account and a $295,000 home in North Palm Beach. He reported $70,000 in liabilities and more than $173,000 in income, including $118,000 he received as a state Cabinet member.

Lloyd Dunkelberger

Lloyd Dunkelberger is the Htpolitics.com Capital Bureau Chief.
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